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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Modified Steering Stem
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<blockquote data-quote="greg brillus" data-source="post: 75538" data-attributes="member: 597"><p>Yes on both my Rapide and the Comet yesterday we used longer eye bolts, so the front end hangs lower on full extension without the spring box's in place. Using the original Koni shock unit on the Comet, it has around 60 to 65 mm of travel, and once the spring box's were in place and the bike on level ground with the rider seated it was showing about 1/3 rd of it's travel used, which I feel is about correct. Before attaching the spring box's we lifted the front end up to full compression and we concluded that it would take one hell of a bump for the suspension to move that far, but whether the spring boxes or the damper bottom out in travel first I don't know. But with Neal sitting on the bike the lower link was pointed upward at the front by about 5 degrees at the most. I will also try and show some pictures of the rear set up on my Rapide showing the Thornton coilover, and the re fitting of my original spring boxes in place using telescopic tubes inside to replace the springs. This is purely a visual thing, but it does improve the look of the rear I feel, even though some might think it not necessary.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greg brillus, post: 75538, member: 597"] Yes on both my Rapide and the Comet yesterday we used longer eye bolts, so the front end hangs lower on full extension without the spring box's in place. Using the original Koni shock unit on the Comet, it has around 60 to 65 mm of travel, and once the spring box's were in place and the bike on level ground with the rider seated it was showing about 1/3 rd of it's travel used, which I feel is about correct. Before attaching the spring box's we lifted the front end up to full compression and we concluded that it would take one hell of a bump for the suspension to move that far, but whether the spring boxes or the damper bottom out in travel first I don't know. But with Neal sitting on the bike the lower link was pointed upward at the front by about 5 degrees at the most. I will also try and show some pictures of the rear set up on my Rapide showing the Thornton coilover, and the re fitting of my original spring boxes in place using telescopic tubes inside to replace the springs. This is purely a visual thing, but it does improve the look of the rear I feel, even though some might think it not necessary. [/QUOTE]
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